Hus at Constance (1842)
by the German romantic painter Carl Friedrich Lessing (1808-80). The
German protestant shows here Hus as a kind of forefather of Luther
defying the clergy who will burn him.
Jeff
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Showing posts with label Lessing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lessing. Show all posts
Monday, April 28, 2014
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Hussite Sermon
Hussite Sermon (1836) by the German romantic painter Carl Friedrich Lessing (1808-80).
Lessing depicts here the revolutionary Hussites as an idealized example. They are demanding a reform of the Catholic Church and of the feudal society. Disguised as a history painting it’s an explicit critic of German society during the restoration after Napoleonic wars, a prelude to the Revolution of 1948.
Lessing depicts here the revolutionary Hussites as an idealized example. They are demanding a reform of the Catholic Church and of the feudal society. Disguised as a history painting it’s an explicit critic of German society during the restoration after Napoleonic wars, a prelude to the Revolution of 1948.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Restoration
The Return of the Crusader (1835) by the German painter Carl Friedrich Lessing (1808-1880).
The Romantic painter Lessing shows an old disillusioned warrior coming home. Sure that he left a lot of his ideals back there in the war. May be that some crusaders returned like this, but painting must be seen in the context of the conservative restoration in Europe that ended the liberal and national dreams.
The Romantic painter Lessing shows an old disillusioned warrior coming home. Sure that he left a lot of his ideals back there in the war. May be that some crusaders returned like this, but painting must be seen in the context of the conservative restoration in Europe that ended the liberal and national dreams.
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